In vivo detoxification of cyanide by cystathionase γ-lyase

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 941-944

  Porter, Dale W ^a   Nealley, Eric W ^a   Baskin, Steven I ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase; cyanide detoxification; cystathionase lyase; rhodanese; thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

3 MERCAPTOPYRUVIC ACID; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; LIVER ENZYME; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; PROPARGYLGLYCINE; SULFOTRANSFERASE; THIOSULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ISOLATED LIVER; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030603967     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(96)00466-2     Document Type: Article

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